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so, we sit here with this -- especially on the heels of a regrettable veto in the united nations and the security wi an urge to do something, was, we have to follow the doctor's first rule, do no harm and it's a very difficult situation to sort out, and i think that, again, you really need to define this problem well and some of your questions i cannot answer right now, i don't know what would take over right away. but with that said, i think to the friends of syria, that there are efforts going on to try to address this without turning to the military instrument right away. and i salute those because, i fear that assad and his family, the minority that benefited, what we have to do is recognize that there's a lot of pent-up h hatred and i fear that there's going to be a lot more fighting going on here in this very confused state. i'll tell you that i have been in riyadh, none of us are sitting here on our hands. we don't want to do something that will add fuel to the fire without a clear understanding of the outcome and i think your questions are right on target. thank you. [ applau
so, we sit here with this -- especially on the heels of a regrettable veto in the united nations and the security wi an urge to do something, was, we have to follow the doctor's first rule, do no harm and it's a very difficult situation to sort out, and i think that, again, you really need to define this problem well and some of your questions i cannot answer right now, i don't know what would take over right away. but with that said, i think to the friends of syria, that there are efforts...
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leadership at the united nations. thank you. >> thank you,y. ambassador rice, you'll have your full written statement placed in the record, of course. and so please feel free to summarize your statement if you choose. >> thank you very much. chairwoman granger, representative loy, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. i'm grateful for your continued support of our efforts at the united nations, especially in this time of fiscal constraint. on behalf of the administration, i'm pleased to request full funding for fiscal year 2013 for three accounts. the contributions to international organizations, the contributions to international peacekeeping activities, and the international organizations and programs account. as both democratic and republican leaders have long attested, a strong and effective united nations is one of our best tools to tackle many of the world's problems. the u.n. is not the sum of our strategy, but it's an essential piece of it. in response to the horrors in syria, the united states andat have
leadership at the united nations. thank you. >> thank you,y. ambassador rice, you'll have your full written statement placed in the record, of course. and so please feel free to summarize your statement if you choose. >> thank you very much. chairwoman granger, representative loy, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. i'm grateful for your continued support of our efforts at the united nations, especially in this time of fiscal constraint. on behalf...
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in libya, the united states led the united nations to prevent gadhafi from massacring his own people. to end illicit nuclear weapons programs, the united states pushed the security council to impose the toughest sanctions ever on iran and north korea. as the president has made clear, we will prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. and as long as iran fails to meet its international obligations, the pressure will build. the united nations played a critical role in supporting the creation of a newly independent south sudan. in cote d'ivoire, the u.n. stopped a strong man from stealing an election and ensures the democratically elected president took office, thus preventing a return to civil war. these are just a few examples of how u.s. leadership at the u.p. u.n. is producing tangible results for the american people. but despite important progress, much remains to be done. that is why is we're championing greater budget discipline and comprehensive management reforms that will make the united nations more efficient and cost effective. in december, we led a successful effort to cu
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. >> the united nations security council issues a unified statement aimed at stopping the violence in syria. >> in german soccer,-hopes with a last-minute win to reach the german cup final. in an unfolding drama that has riveted france, about 300 police have surrounded a five-story building in a suburb of to lose where the gunman suspected of shooting dead seven people remains holed up. police negotiators say the man had planned to kill again before officers laid siege to his apartment in an early-morning raid. gunman told police he had received training from al qaeda in afghanistan. he has reportedly admitted to killing three french soldiers and four jewish people. >> it has been a battle of nerves in his residential district. police have cordoned off the area around the apartment of the 24-year-old suspect, a french citizen of algerian origin. the siege began at 3:00 in the morning. three officers were injured in an initial attempt to storm the apartment. the suspect said he was prepared to surrender in the afternoon, but nothing happened. >> he claims to be a mujahad in and to belo
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s advice and directive not to pursue independence through the united nations. and then avoiding direct negotiations with the state of israel. the most important strategic ally and friend the united states has in that region. but what are the consequences, or what would the consequences be to -- under a waiver to unesco, the body that actually voted in favor of the palestinians' request? i've got a couple of these, dr. rice. >> okay. >> madam ambassador, if you could. so i'm going to list them quickly. so consequences to unesco -- i know we have 22% of their regular budget. so that's a significant stick if we wanted to use it. also, do you know anything about the presence of russian troops in damascus? i read a piece the other day that the russians had landed in damascus. is there any truth to that? and if so, what were they doing there and what were their intentions? also, what are the -- if you can speak in public session about what the status is of negotiations between iran and the five plus one with regards to nuclr program. where is that status? also, it's
s advice and directive not to pursue independence through the united nations. and then avoiding direct negotiations with the state of israel. the most important strategic ally and friend the united states has in that region. but what are the consequences, or what would the consequences be to -- under a waiver to unesco, the body that actually voted in favor of the palestinians' request? i've got a couple of these, dr. rice. >> okay. >> madam ambassador, if you could. so i'm going to...
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the united nations secretary general use his speech at the summit to keep the pressure on the syrian leader. >> the world is waiting for commitments to get translated into action. the key here is implementation. there is no time to waste. >> arab league members are divided on what their next move should be. saudi arabia and qatar want to supply arms to rebel forces. algeria and iraq are pushing for a political solution, fearing the possibility of a proxy war fought by outside powers. that a german political foundation that promotes democracy abroad has been ordered to close its office in of without a in the united arab emirates. >> the german chancellor says she regrets the move. foundation is close to merkel's conservative party. the reason being given for the closure -- earlier this month, authorities in egypt or the organization to shut down its office in cairo. here in berlin, shoring up the eurozone is top of the agenda in parliament. >> the government needs to persuade the opposition and some of its own members approve the permit rescue fund for the zone and a new fiscal pact.
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for an exclusive sit down interview is syrian ambassador to the united nations dr bashar safari ambassador thank you very much for speaking with our team today thank you for having me with you to the united nations estimates that more than eight thousand people have been killed since the anti-government uprisings began in syria a year ago my question for you how long can the violence and bloodshed continue whether it is one victim or a thousands this is too much for the syrian people and for the syrian government there has been a huge exaggeration of the figures of the thousands the government is not responsible for this approach because as you know. it is human and international elements which should be taken into consideration while assisting and to be assisting the groups in going and seeing all the groups in syria maybe even to resist an army lists but you have to come before the reason that they use against the the government forces we have been saying for months we are dealing with groups by the beginning doing before eight months everybody was denying these facts. by saying that the
for an exclusive sit down interview is syrian ambassador to the united nations dr bashar safari ambassador thank you very much for speaking with our team today thank you for having me with you to the united nations estimates that more than eight thousand people have been killed since the anti-government uprisings began in syria a year ago my question for you how long can the violence and bloodshed continue whether it is one victim or a thousands this is too much for the syrian people and for...
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that is why the russian and chinese veto at the united nations security council was so disappointing because it actually extended to assad a political lifeline to continue to use violence against his own people. we need to encourage the russians and the chinese and certainly let them know that, while we would like their positive involvement in putting a halt to the conflict, we are able to do and prepared to do much more if they continue to block all progress at the security council. the arab league and gcc have ramped up their political and economic pressure. the eu and turkey -- turkey, interestingly enough, just a year ago, a close friend and supporter of syria, have broken and done the same. the un general assembly in recent weeks voted 137-12 to condemn the crackdown. two weeks ago, the senate passed unanimously a resolution introduced by this committee, condemning the regime for its brutal crackdown and expressing solidarity with the syrian people. there are still serious questions about various opposition organizations, including especially the syrian national council and free
that is why the russian and chinese veto at the united nations security council was so disappointing because it actually extended to assad a political lifeline to continue to use violence against his own people. we need to encourage the russians and the chinese and certainly let them know that, while we would like their positive involvement in putting a halt to the conflict, we are able to do and prepared to do much more if they continue to block all progress at the security council. the arab...
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we very much took care plan with them to the united nations and wrote it into the resolution. but was a way to work with them to demonstrate this is the world working with the arab league rather than the rest of the world telling them what to do. >> if they took a more interventionist line we might follow them through? >> we might well do, but like i said, if you are a question what is the best way to end violence, it is transition of the top rather than bloody civil war that would be a better outcome for the people in syria. if those who are supporting assad because they think he brings the ability to syria, if they go on with that, they will continue with the civil war that is going to cause more civil war and suffering. good >> i think we would agree, but so for the mechanisms have not delivered results. when we hear about public executions in the streets, yet we seem to be unable to intervene. there are two things. what can we do when this is happening to stop it? at what point does the responsibility chicane region in --responsibilities kick in, and of what point do we ne
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this is something we continue to work on day in day out, united nations is working on as well. and then finally i think the oil piece is important. the vice president likes to say that oil can literally be what holds iraq together, the glue that holds iraq together but they have work to do to resolve fundamental problems in the way they decide the allocation of resources and the production. so an oil law is very important. further investment is important. you put those things together, regional integration, our efforts to help them build capacity, the oil piece, all of that i think will increasingly stabilize iraq as long as the politics hold. >> i think that's a good point. i think that the oil production is a measure of the economics and i think we're all watching those very carefully. but let's stick in this regional neighborhood for a little while. and give us your perspective on al qaeda and iran. >> one of the things we've seen in recent months is that in terms of violence in iraq, the violence from iranian backed shiite groups has dropped dramatically. i think that's a f
this is something we continue to work on day in day out, united nations is working on as well. and then finally i think the oil piece is important. the vice president likes to say that oil can literally be what holds iraq together, the glue that holds iraq together but they have work to do to resolve fundamental problems in the way they decide the allocation of resources and the production. so an oil law is very important. further investment is important. you put those things together, regional...
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when they came up with their plan, we very much took that plan with them to the united nations and rolled it into a resolution. i think that was a way of trying to work with them to demonstrate this is the world working together with the arab league rather than western countries trying to tell syrians what to do. >> so we might follow them through? >> we might well do. but as i say, i think if you ask the question what is the best way to end the violence, it is transition at the top rather than bloody civil war that would be a better fast outcome for people in syria. but the point and i think the arab league feel this too, if those who are supporting assad, they will continue with the civil war causing so much pain and suffering. better transition at the top than revolution at the bottom. >> i think we all agree with that, but so far the mechanisms we've used haven't delivered results. >> that's absolutely correct. >> on the humanitarian front you've said it's awful. what we've seen is a situation for example with the sunday times journalist not just being killed but with her body not bei
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there is only one nation -- there is only one nation that can alter this dynamic and that is the united states of america. the president must state unequivocally that under no circumstances will assad be allowed to finish what he has started, and there is no future in which assad and his lieutenants will remain control of syria and that the united states is prepared to use the full weight of our air power to make it so. it is only when we have clearly and completely committed ourselves that we can expect other nations to do the same. only then will we see what is really possible in winning international support to stop the killing in syria. are there dangers and risks and uncertainties in this approach? absolutely. but there are no ideal options in syria. all of them contain significant risk. many people will be quick to raise concerns about the course of action i am proposing. many of these concerns have merit but none so much that they should keep us from acting. for example, we continue to hear it said that we should not assist the opposition in syria militarily because we don't know
there is only one nation -- there is only one nation that can alter this dynamic and that is the united states of america. the president must state unequivocally that under no circumstances will assad be allowed to finish what he has started, and there is no future in which assad and his lieutenants will remain control of syria and that the united states is prepared to use the full weight of our air power to make it so. it is only when we have clearly and completely committed ourselves that we...
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>> research from the united nations have shown women take their earnings in the developing world and reinvest 90% into their families and communities. that is only 30% or 40% true of men. the trend certainly shows that. we have also seen that on the ground. we have invested in thousands of women. we have touched directly 12,000 women around immediately when women gain power, when women are invested in, they turn around and look at who else that can invest in. i think that is the power of women's leadership in the world. >> thank you for coming in. one day, i hope will not have to have an international women's day. thank you for coming. now to one woman who needs no introduction. after 60 years on the throne, queen elizabeth began her diamond jubilee tour of the u.k. crowds lined the streets to welcome her majesty. the duchess of cambridge was there for the festivities as well. nicklaus federal has this report. -- nicholas mitchell has this report. >> there was no slow start today. the people of lester, a culturally diversity, came out in thousands to launch the diamond jubilee, and t
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support for and defense of israel in the united nations. and when it comes to unesco, look only at what israel is doing in its own interests. it is still voluntarily funding programs that it thinks are important. while we are not. >> ambassador, i have one question. we'll make another round, but you'll need to be concise in this to get to everyone. we're hearing reports that iraq may be facilitating arms shipments to syria to support the opposition, and so it's very disheartening. i would say what is the u.n. doing to investigate those allegations? and if they're found to be true and iraq really is in violation of its international obligations, what steps can we expect the u.n. to take? >> thank you, madam chairwoman. we have also heard such reports. they are of concern. we are certainly working assiduously to -- in communication with the ensure t shipments are not -- that they undertake their obligations to ensure that any shipments that may be transiting their territory are not in violation of u.n. sanctions. understand that the sanctions
support for and defense of israel in the united nations. and when it comes to unesco, look only at what israel is doing in its own interests. it is still voluntarily funding programs that it thinks are important. while we are not. >> ambassador, i have one question. we'll make another round, but you'll need to be concise in this to get to everyone. we're hearing reports that iraq may be facilitating arms shipments to syria to support the opposition, and so it's very disheartening. i would...
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resolution, proposed security council resolution at the united nations. in the region, we, i think, should be expecting more out of china in terms of stepping forward to attempt to -- to resolve some of these issues. pakistan calls them their most important friend. we've got the sanctions that we've been attempting to move on iran, and we're not seeing clear assistance there. with respect to the situation in syria, i've been asking, why -- why would they -- why would china not support the type of resolution that went before the security council? well, let's -- let's be honest here. this is a system of government that has not been afraid to repress its own people. probably the most glaring example of a repressive regime that's survived over the past 22, 23 years is the chinese regime that sent tanks and troops on to its own people at tiananmen square. we hope their system has evolved beyond that but perhaps this lays la plays into the situation. general, can you give us an idea of what it's been like to -- to interact with the chinese in the region in whic
resolution, proposed security council resolution at the united nations. in the region, we, i think, should be expecting more out of china in terms of stepping forward to attempt to -- to resolve some of these issues. pakistan calls them their most important friend. we've got the sanctions that we've been attempting to move on iran, and we're not seeing clear assistance there. with respect to the situation in syria, i've been asking, why -- why would they -- why would china not support the type...
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today thank you for having me with you to that thank you the united nations estimates that more than eight thousand people have been killed since the anti-government uprisings began in syria year ago my question for you how long can the violence and bloodshed continue or what if these one victims or if this is too much for the syrian people and for the syrian government there has been a huge exaggeration of the figures of the victims the government is not responsible for this much because as you know there are a lot of it is you know international elements should be taken into consideration while assisting the u.s. it's an aggressor going on in syria all the groups in syria maybe even resist an army unless they have a credible for the reason that they use against the government forces we have been saying for months we are dealing with groups and the beginning during the first eight months everybody was denying these facts. by saying that the syrian government is not telling the truth and that there are no armed groups on the ground and that everything the government the syrian govern
today thank you for having me with you to that thank you the united nations estimates that more than eight thousand people have been killed since the anti-government uprisings began in syria year ago my question for you how long can the violence and bloodshed continue or what if these one victims or if this is too much for the syrian people and for the syrian government there has been a huge exaggeration of the figures of the victims the government is not responsible for this much because as...
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the united nations humanitarian chief after dealing in to the syrian city this week. they documented the siege. this is one of the pictures working alongside them. >> once the center of the syria uprising, and early quiet now. the forces crushed the rebellion there. we don't know for sure what has happened, but we have reports of whole families being massacred. >> it is only half an hour, the situation right now. i have seen it for a family. including children. it is the most horrible shock. [unintelligible] >> hobby british photographer has heard similar reports about killings in another district. >> they sent me through very detailed reports full of names, locations, and places of the families that were massacred. and also that the women and young girls were taken to a separate place. i have no reason to doubt the authenticity. >> the reports can be verified. the monitoring organization says there are also aware. they claim they may be sectarian in nature. the un humanitarian chief wasn't able to check its. there was a 45 minute talk, a scene of the worst violence.
the united nations humanitarian chief after dealing in to the syrian city this week. they documented the siege. this is one of the pictures working alongside them. >> once the center of the syria uprising, and early quiet now. the forces crushed the rebellion there. we don't know for sure what has happened, but we have reports of whole families being massacred. >> it is only half an hour, the situation right now. i have seen it for a family. including children. it is the most...
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we conducted operations in libya in full accordance with the united nations mandate and with international law. of course in a complex military campaign, the risk to civilians can never be zero, but we did everything to minimize it. >> just a follow-up about russia. are you not concerned about all the problem about the rearmament that putin made during his campaign and what about the nato/russia summit. will it be held in -- indefinitely or not? >> well, as a politician, i'm used to many things during election campaigns. and what counts is the concrete steps that are taken once the electorate has made its decision. and as i stated in my previous answer, i would expect -- i would expect continued progress in the cooperation between nato and russia. obviously, we do not agree on everything. we have our disputes. we have our differences. but those differences should not overshadow the fact that in many areas we do share security concerns because we are faced with the same security challenges. and this is the reason why we should cooperate also on missile defense. and the second part of your q
we conducted operations in libya in full accordance with the united nations mandate and with international law. of course in a complex military campaign, the risk to civilians can never be zero, but we did everything to minimize it. >> just a follow-up about russia. are you not concerned about all the problem about the rearmament that putin made during his campaign and what about the nato/russia summit. will it be held in -- indefinitely or not? >> well, as a politician, i'm used to...
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the united nations secretary general has expressed grave concern after four [no audio] have been killed and dozens wounded by israeli air strikes in the gaza strip since friday. the violence was sparked by the killing of a top palestinian military leader on friday. >> another day, another funeral. this time it is for a 65-year- old man and his 35-year-old daughter. more than 20 people have been killed here since friday, now the worst violence between israel and gaza in 30 years. more and more casualties are civilian. a ragged shoe ampule of blood marked the spot where they were killed, caught in an israeli counterstrike. a few minutes' drive away, the debris of another fresh site. the smell of burning his penchant in that area. israel says it is only striking back at militants who are firing rockets. inevitably, that's not the way things work. last night, one of the missiles hit this house in the north of gaza or 30 members of the same family were sleeping. amazingly, no one was killed. 25 members of the family are in hospital, including nine children. the man who owns the house does no
the united nations secretary general has expressed grave concern after four [no audio] have been killed and dozens wounded by israeli air strikes in the gaza strip since friday. the violence was sparked by the killing of a top palestinian military leader on friday. >> another day, another funeral. this time it is for a 65-year- old man and his 35-year-old daughter. more than 20 people have been killed here since friday, now the worst violence between israel and gaza in 30 years. more and...
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and opposition groups and he is emerging all members of the united nations security council to give the nod to the proposals he's put forward on the table now the russian from minister sergey lavrov has members of the u.n. security council to come forward and give this support russia is also calling for a political dialogue that will see an agreement between the syrian regime and the opposition. has handed over a set of balls also the syrian leadership i can assure you that these proposals do not mention any demands on president bashar al assad to step down i believe it's up to the syrian people to decide this issue any consensus decision that the government and all of those groups come to as a result of dialogue russia is not supporting the syrian regime to support the launch of a political process a cease fire is needed for that in the first place in the coming days they will be a delegation from the united nations visiting syria to assess what is the reality on the ground and this is the latest effort to reach some kind of political agreement between these so you know voting is a
and opposition groups and he is emerging all members of the united nations security council to give the nod to the proposals he's put forward on the table now the russian from minister sergey lavrov has members of the u.n. security council to come forward and give this support russia is also calling for a political dialogue that will see an agreement between the syrian regime and the opposition. has handed over a set of balls also the syrian leadership i can assure you that these proposals do...
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. >> meanwhile, the united nations says well over 8000 people have been killed during the last 12 months and thousands more have taken refuge in neighboring turkey. and at a refugee camp in southern turkey. syrians have been pouring across the border for 24 hours, and more are expected to follow as the violence in their homeland continues. >> assad's army has seized the city. no one can get in or out. the situation is dreadful. >> an entire year of protest, violence, and death. this was the scene a year ago -- protesters take to the streets of damascus, inspired by the eritrean rebels across the region, they come to, call for more political freedom. the government responds with force, trying to crush the unrest, but the demonstrations continue. >> assad denounces the protest as a foreign plot, saying terrorist groups are operating in the country. >> we will win against this conspiracy without a doubt. we will make this phase the end for them and their plans. syrian opposition activists accuse the government of directing the military to target on time civilians. the besieged city of homs
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united nations officials say more than 8,000 people have been killed since anti-government protests began last march. >>> time to check on the stories we gathered from asia. we begin with the item sent by thailand. economists at a thai university have raised their forecast for the country's economic growth this year. they have been expecting growth of 4.7%. they are expecting 5.9%. they say the thai economy benefitted from stimulus measures after last year's flooding. the thai economists say they expect exports to grow 10.3% this year. and consumer spending to grow 4.4%. they are expecting 20 million tourists to tour this year and bring in $25 billion in revenue. >>> malaysia has sent a team to the philippines. a team will remain in the area whether or not the government and separatists will sign agreement. it is proposing a cease-fire monitor. it has been fighting for independence since the 1970s. the group flew out from the air base from malaysia on monday. it will replace a 20-member group stationed there since march, 2011. malaysia has been monitoring cease-fires and peace agreements
united nations officials say more than 8,000 people have been killed since anti-government protests began last march. >>> time to check on the stories we gathered from asia. we begin with the item sent by thailand. economists at a thai university have raised their forecast for the country's economic growth this year. they have been expecting growth of 4.7%. they are expecting 5.9%. they say the thai economy benefitted from stimulus measures after last year's flooding. the thai...
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the united nations says cereal will allow u.n. agencies to make a limited investment of the humanitarian situation in the country. greece looks set to receive and other massive bailout, but one critic agency says the country is in default. a year after the japan was struck by an earthquake and tsunami, the documents suggest the government knew the focusing the nuclear plant was facing a meltdown hours after it had been hit. the skill of the crisis was kept secret for months. so far, it has cost of down $130 billion. radiation is preventing 100,000 people from returning to their homes. our correspondent has been back to see how life has changed into communities close to fukushima. >> you cannot see it, it is absorbed by the trees, the radiation threats is all around us. >> at this point, everybody had to evacuate. >> a year ago, this was home to 6000 people, 25 miles from the fukushima nuclear plant. today, it is too radioactive to live here. japan's government wants to clean up several thousand square kilometers of contaminated la
the united nations says cereal will allow u.n. agencies to make a limited investment of the humanitarian situation in the country. greece looks set to receive and other massive bailout, but one critic agency says the country is in default. a year after the japan was struck by an earthquake and tsunami, the documents suggest the government knew the focusing the nuclear plant was facing a meltdown hours after it had been hit. the skill of the crisis was kept secret for months. so far, it has cost...
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most are trying to rebuild their country after decades of war. >> the united nations assistance machine works in the country which has been devastated after decades of conflict. they do now participate in military activities. they provide support during the organization of elections and act as human rights monitors. they have death -- they have dozens of offices across the country where they distribute seed and fertilizer to farmers. but the u.n. also represents foreign interference, which at today's -- which agitates some afghans. there was a riot to protest the burning of the koran by a pastor in florida. they are expected to extend the mandate at a conference on thursday. >> staying in afghanistan, people in that country are celebrating the afghan new year. celebrathe crowds are smaller tr on security concerns. in the capital, kabul, they have set up outside the shrine of the fourth colleagues of is lumpy been -- fourth caliph of islam. >> an international action to call for the release of a nobel peace prize laureate who is serving an 11-year sentence for subversion of power. his wi
most are trying to rebuild their country after decades of war. >> the united nations assistance machine works in the country which has been devastated after decades of conflict. they do now participate in military activities. they provide support during the organization of elections and act as human rights monitors. they have death -- they have dozens of offices across the country where they distribute seed and fertilizer to farmers. but the u.n. also represents foreign interference,...
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the entire arab world and the majority of members of the united nations. soon after the second double veto the general assembly took up more or less the same resolution that was blocked in the security council. it was adopted by an overwhelming majority, over 130 countries voted in favor. a very small handful, i think about eight countries, voted no. and they include russia and china and venezuela and zimbabwe and north korea and iran and syria. it was company that one would -- it's very unique company that russia and china typically don't like to find themselves in. that has been followed by continued strong action out of the human rights council and repeated international unity with the glaring exception of russia and china on issues related to syria. i think the combination of that kind of isolation has given them, particularly the chinese perhaps to a greater extent than the russians, some pause. they are both embarked on public relations efforts, particularly in the arab world, to try to mitigate the consequences of their actions. and i do think that
the entire arab world and the majority of members of the united nations. soon after the second double veto the general assembly took up more or less the same resolution that was blocked in the security council. it was adopted by an overwhelming majority, over 130 countries voted in favor. a very small handful, i think about eight countries, voted no. and they include russia and china and venezuela and zimbabwe and north korea and iran and syria. it was company that one would -- it's very unique...
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. >> the united nations security council must find common ground on a crisis in syria. that was the message from angela merkel today. she held talks with the prime minister, who echoed her call, saying the people of the whole arab world are demanding their rights. >> human rights group amnesty international has released a report saying prisoners in syrian jails are being systematically tortured. meanwhile in what now threatens to become an all-out civil war, violence is continuing in several parts of syria. >> fighting in the north syrian town on the turkish border has left a trail of carnage. when the troops on both sides and scores of innocent victims all around. syria if's army has gained control of the city after intense fighting with rebels, but amnesty international says president assad's forces used appalling brutality. >> the use of torture in syrian prisons has increased dramatically over the past few months. we have seen this continual increase ourselves. since april 2011, we have compiled a list of 275 people whose torture in syrian government prisons was so
. >> the united nations security council must find common ground on a crisis in syria. that was the message from angela merkel today. she held talks with the prime minister, who echoed her call, saying the people of the whole arab world are demanding their rights. >> human rights group amnesty international has released a report saying prisoners in syrian jails are being systematically tortured. meanwhile in what now threatens to become an all-out civil war, violence is continuing...
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." >> as the united nations humanitarian she reaches the syrian city of homs the u.s. defense secretary get an earful on america's response. good >> you do not mention american leadership. america should lead in this spirit of america should be standing up your ego >> -- america should lead in this. america should be standing up here a good >> -- america should be standing up. >> the dna of guerrillas. could the code explain what makes us uniquely human? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and our viewers around the globe. are we edging closer to a military response in stereo, leon panetta said that option is on the table, but he stressed the white house prefers a diplomatic effort. this comment came as the un humanitarian she's met -- humanitarian chief met the syrian foreign minister. goo>> the un humanitarian chief held talks with the foreign minister. he said syria was trying to meet citizens' needs despite the western embargo. it was not clear whether the larry was hoping to see for herself the massive destruction. the syrian red crescent has just been allowe
." >> as the united nations humanitarian she reaches the syrian city of homs the u.s. defense secretary get an earful on america's response. good >> you do not mention american leadership. america should lead in this spirit of america should be standing up your ego >> -- america should lead in this. america should be standing up here a good >> -- america should be standing up. >> the dna of guerrillas. could the code explain what makes us uniquely human?...
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the united nations humanitarian envoy has said they will agree to allow limited observation. she was speaking from turkey. the un estimates nearly 1.5 million people in syria are in need of food and aid. refugee camps along the turkish- syrian border from where we report. >> this is our dinner is served. one of six camps built by the turkish government in the last 10 months. like the others, is filling up with new arrivals fleeing the syrian government onslaught against the opposition. many of them feel badly let down by the lack of international support. like this family, who arrived three weeks ago. >> we do not ask anything from other countries because so far, they have been no use to us. if they give weapons to the free syrian army, we can save our country. >> it has not saved former opposition strongholds from the relentless opposition. homs is being bombarded. areas where people dare to defy the government are shrinking. the un humanitarian on voice stopped briefly in turkey. she is trying to get syrian agreement for a large-scale aid operation. so far, little headway.
the united nations humanitarian envoy has said they will agree to allow limited observation. she was speaking from turkey. the un estimates nearly 1.5 million people in syria are in need of food and aid. refugee camps along the turkish- syrian border from where we report. >> this is our dinner is served. one of six camps built by the turkish government in the last 10 months. like the others, is filling up with new arrivals fleeing the syrian government onslaught against the opposition....
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the united nations humanitarian chief toured part of homs, the city at the center of fighting. she told reporters she saw widespread devastation and wants to know what happened to the residents who called this neighborhood home. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> syria's neighboring countries are rushing to prepare camps near the borders to handle refugees fleeing the fighting. >>> d.c. fire investigators say they responded to a blaze on the ninth floor of the f.b.i. building. it happened just before 2:00 this morning. the fire started out in a cleaning cart. no one was hurt. a cause is under investigation but the authorities do not believe this is a case of arson. >>> new at noon, montgomery county police have charged two people with the murder of an aspen hill man. the victim was found along superior street near elizabeth street around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. all police are saying about the victim at this time he that he is a young man. the investigation is still in its early stages. police are trying to find a motive. they say the men all knew each other. >> we were
the united nations humanitarian chief toured part of homs, the city at the center of fighting. she told reporters she saw widespread devastation and wants to know what happened to the residents who called this neighborhood home. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> syria's neighboring countries are rushing to prepare camps near the borders to handle refugees fleeing the fighting. >>> d.c. fire investigators say they responded to a blaze on the ninth floor of the f.b.i....
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. >> the united nations security counsel has passed a resolution condemning the syrian government's assault on its people. >> it's the first time they have agreed to join in. and mark matthews talked today with a a representative. >> you remember the movie "syrianna". i talked with behr today, described as perhaps the best on the ground field officer in the middle east. >> there is videos that show tanks circling as rebel as tempt to retreat from the district of babahamer. >> my take on syria is... >> it's become a sectarian war. >> saying the government is controlled by a sect of muslims that are in a minority. the rebels are sunni. the animosity runs very deep. >> when you get a war, a sectarian war like this, they tend to go on and on. >> especially when both sides have let lth of weapons. bashir and his minority being armed by rusha, china and iran. and there are opportunities to increase their influence. >> let me put this cynically. it's troblly in america's interests that the current government subdued a rebellion in a civil war. >> and saying it's not all like liba. most are getting
. >> the united nations security counsel has passed a resolution condemning the syrian government's assault on its people. >> it's the first time they have agreed to join in. and mark matthews talked today with a a representative. >> you remember the movie "syrianna". i talked with behr today, described as perhaps the best on the ground field officer in the middle east. >> there is videos that show tanks circling as rebel as tempt to retreat from the district...
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. >> the united nations' new envoy to syria says the killing must stop. it is a message he now wants to take to damascus. >> syrian artillery has been pounding the city of damascus for days. reports said the army has launched a ground effective to flush out the rebels. the humanitarian situation is catastrophic. kofi annan could travel to the middle east as early as friday for meetings with top arab league officials. he says he wants to meet as quickly as possible with president assad. the former united nations secretary general said that he will urge assad to find a peaceful solution through dialogue. >> time will tell. we will plead with him that he should engage not only with me but with the process that we are launching today. >> kofi annan called on the international community to support his efforts. meanwhile, germany's foreign minister outlined the goals that he believes the mission should achieve. >> for us, there must be an end to the violence. second, there must be humanitarian aid. he must make way for a new political beginning. >> but the syri
. >> the united nations' new envoy to syria says the killing must stop. it is a message he now wants to take to damascus. >> syrian artillery has been pounding the city of damascus for days. reports said the army has launched a ground effective to flush out the rebels. the humanitarian situation is catastrophic. kofi annan could travel to the middle east as early as friday for meetings with top arab league officials. he says he wants to meet as quickly as possible with president...
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. >> elsewhere, a special united nations meeting has so far failed to find a way to stop the violence in syria. secretary of state met with diplomats yesterday to talk about a potential cease fire. russia, syria's most powerful ally, has vetoed two resolutions. mrs. clinton says that the security council cannot "stand silent" when governments attack their own people. opposition forces say government soldiers rounded up civilians and killed dozens yesterday. the u.n. says more than 7500 people have died in the fight against syria over the last year. and, now, here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. no one was hurt and no passengers were aboard. but a delta airline 737 rolled up a taxi way this morning at the atlanta airport and wound up in an embankment. maintenance workers were testing the engines when the plane began to move. it's not yet clear how much damage the plane suffered. it was a frightening scene in pennsylvania where a school playground went up in flames. surveillance video shows the fire being fuelled by the rubber mulch the playground stoo
. >> elsewhere, a special united nations meeting has so far failed to find a way to stop the violence in syria. secretary of state met with diplomats yesterday to talk about a potential cease fire. russia, syria's most powerful ally, has vetoed two resolutions. mrs. clinton says that the security council cannot "stand silent" when governments attack their own people. opposition forces say government soldiers rounded up civilians and killed dozens yesterday. the u.n. says more...
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they appealed to the united nations. government forces bombarded it for nearly a month. they regained control this month. human right activists say government troops kept firing at civilians. they say the death toll is rising. syrian run television showed images of several bodies with this be hands tied behind their it accused terrorist gangs of carro caring carrying out the killings. secretary of state hillary clinton and officials met on monday after the u.n. security council meeting in new york. this came after kofi annan and others failed to crackdown on the issue in backing the u.n. resolution to pressure assad. >> we expect all nations to join us now in oppressing the regime to silence its guns. >> stopping the violence was more important than assigning blame. >> we think of putting the government on one level and whether it is acceptable or not. it is about saving lives. >> he warned that the conflict will escalate if foreign troops intervene. >>> it is the fourth day of israeli air strikes in the gaza strip and the death toll has reached 25. five of them are civi
they appealed to the united nations. government forces bombarded it for nearly a month. they regained control this month. human right activists say government troops kept firing at civilians. they say the death toll is rising. syrian run television showed images of several bodies with this be hands tied behind their it accused terrorist gangs of carro caring carrying out the killings. secretary of state hillary clinton and officials met on monday after the u.n. security council meeting in new...